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Theme Prompt: #029 - Bait and SwitchTitle: RoutineFandom: Mass EffectRating/Warning: G / Canon-typical violenceBonus: NoWord Count: 942Summary: Would it have been too much to ask for a single mission to go to plan?

Theme Prompt: #029 – Bait and SwitchTitle: Lawyers, Dontcha Just Love ‘EmFandom: OriginalRating/Warnings: (Language, violence, mature content, spoilers?)Bonus: Yes.Word Count: 875Summary: The man sits in front of him with a slick sort of smile, expensive suit and tie looking out of place in the dingy background of the police interrogation room.

(noun; phrase) 1. the action (generally illegal) of advertising goods that are an apparent bargain, with the intention of substituting inferior or more expensive goods. / also: "a bait-and-switch scheme"

It's a dishonest trait as old as barter itself: using the lure of something too good to be true and springing the real, lesser version on someone at the last minute. It's a tactic that appears in more areas than just commerce, too: it can also be found in travel, law, politics and entertainment. People respond to this duplicity in all kinds of ways: some go through with it, some try to bargain for the original deal, and some get angry about being tricked! Write a story where someone is, or almost is, swindled in this way.

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Challenge ends Monday, January 23rd at 9:00PM EST

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